Dear
Parents
Annual
survey
As
part of our continuous development, it is time for our annual parent survey.
Please
follow the link below to answer a few short questions about how we are doing,
you may need to copy and paste this link. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
The
staff are also completing surveys and we will use all the surveys along with
the nursery audits to create action plans to
help us to continue to improve.
The
survey will close on 19th May and we will keep you informed of the
results.
If
you would like a paper copy of the survey just ask.
Learning
new languages
In
order to celebrate the different languages the children speak at home we need
your help!
If
your child speaks (or hears) another language at home, whether that’s from
their parents, grandparents or other family members please can you let us know.
Can
you also let us know how you write and say the following words:
Door
Toilet
Nappy
Garden
Music
Friends
Water
Welcome
Hello
Goodbye
Food
Sleep
Farm
visit
The
mobile farm is coming to visit on Thursday 22nd May in the morning.
The
children will be able to see, touch and brush animals such as pigs, sheep,
goats, chicken, rabbits, Guinea pigs and a dog.
If
your child is not in on this day they are welcome to come in with an adult and
see the animals. Pop along between 9.30-11.30.
Getting
ready for school
As
this is the last term before the big children go off to school the Sunflowers
will be supporting the children in this transition.
Please
can you help us at home by encouraging the children to use cutlery at meal
times, to dress and undress themselves (you may want to do this when you’re not
in a hurry) and to use the toilet independently; by this
we mean be able to clean themselves and wash their hands by themselves.
Policies
of the week
We
will be displaying a different policy every week in the hallway and on our
blog: http://castlenursery-southhill.blogspot.co.uk
(you may have to cut and paste this link).
If
you would like to see this or any of our policies please ask Caroline.
Our Policy this week is: Behaviour Management policy
This
week’s activities
Each
key person will be responsible for designing an activity based on their key
children’s needs; however, all children who are in on that day will have the
opportunity to access the activity too.
If
the key person is on holiday or off, another staff member will be able to lead
the activity in their place so that the children do not miss out.
For
more information on the Early Years Foundation stage, the guidance we use to
support our planning and practice, please visit:
Buttercups
Monday
– Nilem’s group are developing and awareness of numbers and shape as they build
towers
Tuesday
– Julia’s group will be dancing to music
Wednesday
– Charlotte’s group is getting moving as they push and pull toys
Thursday
– Nilem’s group is exploring the small world farm and animals
Friday
– Magda’s group will be learning about body parts as they point to and name
them
Charlotte
is off Friday, Magda is off Tuesday, Julia is off Monday and Nilem is off
Friday.
Bluebells
Monday-
Leanne’s group are exploring the small world dolls house
Tuesday
– Rose’s group will be using the emotion dolls to talk about feelings
Wednesday
– Donna’s group are washing their own hands as they develop independence.
Thursday
– Donna’s group are reading our favourite transport books together
Friday
– Leanne’s group are learning about numbers as they sing number rhymes
Donna
is off Friday, Leanne is off Wednesday, Sophie is off Monday and Rose is in all
week
Sunflowers
Books
of the fortnight
5th
-12th May – Augustus and His Smile by Catherine Rayner
Monday
–Chloe’s group are revisiting colour recognition
Tuesday
– Jess’s group is using the emotion dolls to talk about their feelings
Wednesday
– Chloe’s group will be describing our families as they draw pictures of them.
Thursday
– Becci is supporting the children’s physical skills as they take part in an
obstacle course.
Friday
– Jess’s group are talking about the seasons
Jess
is on holiday all week so Becci will be in Sunflowers. Chloe is off Thursday
and Alison works 9.30-2.30 Monday to Thursday
Caroline and the South Hill Team
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